Vietnam · Thừa Thiên Huế Province · 2 cities
Air quality in Thừa Thiên Huế Province today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Phong Điền has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Thừa Thiên Huế Province (AQI 26, Good), and Huế the worst (AQI 27, Good). Phong Điền has the most tree cover, at 53.7% — #16 of 112 cities measured in Vietnam.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 37.5%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Huế
- 27
- cleanest air now: Phong Điền
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Thừa Thiên Huế Province
Air quality today across Thừa Thiên Huế Province, city by city
| Huế | 27Good | 21.2% | 26.7K | #87 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phong Điền | 26Good | 53.7% | — | #16 of 112 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Vietnam.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Thừa Thiên Huế Province lost?
Since 2001, Thừa Thiên Huế Province has lost about 115,000 hectares of forest (about 160,000 football pitches): 31% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 9,800 hectares (8.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 115,000 haabout 160,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 31%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 9,800 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 225 ha | 1,140 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2002 | 160 ha | 544 ha | 704 ha |
| 2003 | 203 ha | 1,110 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2004 | 243 ha | 1,350 ha | 1,590 ha |
| 2005 | 326 ha | 2,270 ha | 2,600 ha |
| 2006 | 316 ha | 1,560 ha | 1,870 ha |
| 2007 | 227 ha | 2,420 ha | 2,650 ha |
| 2008 | 349 ha | 1,970 ha | 2,320 ha |
| 2009 | 851 ha | 4,400 ha | 5,260 ha |
| 2010 | 295 ha | 2,140 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 2011 | 286 ha | 2,790 ha | 3,080 ha |
| 2012 | 578 ha | 5,880 ha | 6,450 ha |
| 2013 | 121 ha | 4,430 ha | 4,550 ha |
| 2014 | 442 ha | 7,410 ha | 7,850 ha |
| 2015 | 468 ha | 11,500 ha | 11,900 ha |
| 2016 | 904 ha | 11,400 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2017 | 519 ha | 8,140 ha | 8,660 ha |
| 2018 | 472 ha | 6,110 ha | 6,580 ha |
| 2019 | 475 ha | 7,280 ha | 7,760 ha |
| 2020 | 480 ha | 5,580 ha | 6,060 ha |
| 2021 | 363 ha | 4,980 ha | 5,340 ha |
| 2022 | 378 ha | 4,210 ha | 4,590 ha |
| 2023 | 465 ha | 2,500 ha | 2,960 ha |
| 2024 | 378 ha | 2,300 ha | 2,680 ha |
| 2025 | 278 ha | 1,820 ha | 2,100 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 3,530 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,270 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 12,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Thừa Thiên Huế Province?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 104,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8% · 9,200 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back1.1% · 1,240 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
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